Garment



Jan. 2G, 1948.

M. s. NEwcoMBE 2,434,714

GARMENT Filed sept. 2.6,` 1945 Patented Jan. 20, 1948 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE 2,434,714 GARMENT Marguerite S. Newcombe, Crystal Lake,Ill. Application September 26, 1945, Serial No. 618,710 1 claim. (o1. 2227) This invention relates to a garment, such as a pair of trousers orthe like having an adjustable nt and being easily donned and doifed.

The features of the new garment shown and described herein make itespecially adaptable for snow suits, ski suits, skirts or dresses, andthe like, as the t is adjustable to the wearer and the garment is easilydonned and doied.

The garment has at least one marginal, longitudinal split with the edgeportions of the split being overlapping in opposite directions aroundthe wearer, and the split portions are provided with tapes for tyingaround the wearer.

The invention will be described as related to the typical embodiment ofthe same setout in the accompanying drawings. Oi the drawings, Fig. 1 isa perspective view of the front of the pair of trousers with the tapeshanging loose, and Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the rear of thetrousers With the tapes tied.

The garment shown in the accompanying drawings embodying the features ofthis invention, is a pair of trousers lil having a front, longitudinalsplit Il extending down to the waist edge. Each edge portion of thesplit is in the form of a triangle l2. The triangular portions aredesigned to overlap when the garment is being worn and to extend aconsiderable distance around the wearer (Fig. 2). The waistline of thetriangular portions l2 is provided with tapes i3 designed for passingaround the waist of the wearer in opposite directions and tying in aknot I4 at the rear. As can be seen, this construction of the waist ofthe garment makes possible a snug fit that is suitable to size. It alsomakes the garment easy to don and doif.

The bottoms of the leg portions of the trousers are provided withlongitudinal splits l5 extending up from the bottom of the leg portionon the outside of the leg. The bottom of 'the leg portion is alsoprovided with tapes iii for passing around the leg of the wearer andtying. These tapes are also arranged to pass in opposite directionsaround the wearers leg.

Having described my invention as related to one embodiment of the same,it is my intention that the invention be not limited by any of thedescriptive details unless otherwise specied, but rather be construedbroadly within its spirit and scope as set out in the accompanyingclaim.

I claim:

A garment having a slit portion at one marginal edge thereof said slitextending only a part of the distance towards the opposite edge of thegarment, said slit portion having substantially triangular-ly shapedoverlapping edge portions adapted to exten-d considerable distancesaround the wearer in opposite directions, said distances of overlapbeing variable with the size of the wearer and means for securing saidedge portions in place, comprising tapes attached to said edge portionsand adapted to be passed around the wearer.

MARGUERITE S. NEWCOMBE.

REFERENCES @ETRE The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 666,246 Henderson Jan. l5, 19012,281,872 Donnelly May 5, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date701,872 France Jan. 13, 1931

